A Gandhara Buddha Statue. Photograph by Akuppa John Wigham via Flickr

Chachakka Sutta was the focus of the Dhamma sermons at the 98th residential meditation retreat conducted at Mitirigala Nissaranavanaya Monastery by Most Ven. U. Dhammajiva Maha Thero. It was the second time this invaluable Sutta was taken up by the Maha Thero with the course of a few months.

Such a value was given to this Sutta even during ancient times due to its remarkable ability to uplift the listeners and practitioners to the higher Ariya states. The following from our Sri Lankan Commentaries (අටුවාව) set a good explanation regarding the value of this Sutta.
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A beautiful Dawn. Photograph by James Jordan via Flickr

Suriya Sutta (In English) was a new Dhamma series started by Most Ven. U. Dhammajiva Maha Thero at Allenmathiniyaramaya, Sri Lanka on 25 July 2015. The special and the novel feature of this series was the translation of the Dhamma series into Sinhala by, Ven. Chandananda, a young monk from Mitirigala Forest Monastery.

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Siri Samanola Senasuna is located inside the Lavant Estate, Yatiyanthota, Sri Lanka.

Vajjiputthaka Sutta is a brief and yet a powerful discourse of the Lord Buddha. In this Sutta the monk Vajjiputthaka informs Buddha that the Dhamma is very vast and it is difficult to study and follow all of that. Then the Lord Buddha ask the monk to just follow three areas of development and training to gain the fruits of the vast Dhamma. These areas are higher morality, higher level of Samadhi and higher level of wisdom or Vipassana training.

This valuable teaching was brought to life during our time by Most Ven. U. Dhammajiva Maha Thero during a residential meditation retreat at Siri Samanola Senasuna, Yatiyanthota.

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Historic Temple of Dambulla, Sri Lanka. Photograph by Pierre Le Bigot via Flickr

Upawana Sutta – Part 05 was conducted as a continuation of the series by Most Ven. U. Dhammajiva Maha Thero at Mitirigala Nissaranavanaya monastery during April 2015. Upawana Sutta is a valuable discourse based on a discussion between Ven. Sariputta and Ven. Upawana. The Sutta focuses on the development of Bojjhanga, which are the seven factors of enlightenment.

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කැළණිය රජමහා විහාරය, කැළණිය, Photograph by Dilan Damith Prasanga via Flickr

Upawana Sutta – Part 04 was conducted as a continuation of the series by Most Ven. U. Dhammajiva Maha Thero at Mitirigala Nissaranavanaya monastery during April 2015. Upawana Sutta is a valuable discourse based on a discussion between Ven. Sariputta and Ven. Upawana. The Sutta focuses on the development of Bojjhanga, which are the seven factors of enlightenment.

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Yahangala Temple at Hambantota is an ancient temple of Sri Lanka. Photograph by Dhammika Heenpella via Flickr

Upawana Sutta – Part 03 was conducted by Most Ven. U. Dhammajiva Maha Thero at Mitirigala Nissaranavanaya monastery during April 2015. Upawana Sutta is a valuable discourse based on a discussion between Ven. Sariputta and Ven. Upawana. The Sutta focuses on the development of Bojjhanga, which are the seven factors of enlightenment.

In this Upawana Sutta – Part 03, Most Ven. U. Dhammajiva Maha Thero continues on the explanation of Bojjhanga and the nature of the mind of a Yogi who develop up to that level.
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Lilies in a pond, Winnipeg, Canada. Photograph by Seán Ó Domhnaill via Flicker

Maha Thanhasankhaya Sutta is a very valuable sutta of Lord Buddha from Majjima Nikaya. In this Sutta, a monk named Sāti, was of the wrong view that one’s consciousness continues on at the time of the death and wanders through the round of rebirths without break of identity. The Buddha explains to Sāti that he had always taught that consciousness arises only by causation and that, without an assignable condition, consciousness does not come about.

Maha Thanhasankhaya Sutta was the Sutta highlighted and discussed at the meditation retreat conducted at Winnipeg, Canada by Most Ven. U. Dhammajiva Maha Thero. The retreat was conducted from 10th to 16th June 2015. The Maha Thero very skillfully guides the listener through the complex subjects discussed in the Sutta.

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A Wooden Bridge at Panditarama Forest Meditation Center

We are pleased to provide the complete recordings of the 14th 60 Day Special Retreat conducted by Most Ven. Sayadaw U. Pandita in Myanmar. Sayadaw U. Pandita is considered to be one of the foremost living Masters of Vipassana meditation in the world. Each year he conducts a 60 day intensive Vipassana meditation retreat at the Panditarama Forest Meditation center. He had been diligently conducting this retreat for many years.

In the second half of the retreat  during January 2013, the Sayadaw explains the Path up to the progress of Insight Knowledges.
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Posala Sutta was conducted at Toronto Maha Viharaya, Toronto, Canada. Photograph by Senanayake Bandara via Google Photo

Posala Sutta at Toronto Maha Viharaya was conducted by Most Ven. U. Dhammajiva Maha Thero, from 26 May to 1st June 2015.

The sutta is short and yet a deep one is about a discussion between the Lord Buddha and Posala. The question is about higher Jhanas and it is not easy to conduct a series of Dhamma talks explaining the Buddha’s answer. Most Ven. U. Dhammajiva Maha Thero explains the question and the answer from various angles and it is an invaluable gift to the practitioners of meditation at higher levels.
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Upwana Sutta is about the development of Bojjhanga. Girihandu Seya, Ambalantota, Sri Lanka. Photograph by Dhammika Heenpella via Flickr

We are pleased to provide the recordings of Upawana Sutta – Part 2 conducted at Mitirigala Nissaranavanaya Forest Monastery by Most Ven. U. Dhammajiva Maha Thero. Upawana Sutta is a valuable discourse based on a discussion between Ven. Sariputta and Ven. Upawana. The Sutta focuses on the development of Bojjhanga, which are the seven factors of enlightenment.

In this Upawana Sutta – Part 2, Most Ven. U. Dhammajiva Maha Thero continues on the explanation of Bojjhanga and the nature of the mind of a Yogi who develop up to that level.
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